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THE NEVERENDING STORY......

ARRIVAL IN COS

3rd part

Alika couldn't contain herself, she would finally return to her hometown in her land, who knows if any of her family still lived there, they will remember her, a few years have passed, perhaps too many since she was captured and sold as a slave, she was holding the little Princes Orlando and Darian close to her, she didn't want to think about what would happen in the future yet, of course she wasn't able to face their education and maintenance alone, but she would think about it when they arrived.

The Commander was satisfied with her work in the kitchen, he had earned the cost of the trip, the night before arriving in Cos he called her to his cabin that also served as his office, Alika shy and scared of what the captain could have said to him, knocked timidly on his door and the imperious voice of the Captain told her to come in, he made her sit down, then with an accommodating voice he proposed that she live with him on the ship, to take care of the kitchen and his cabin, he would pay her for her services, and treat her like one of the family, Alika was scared but at the same time happy to have been appreciated for her work, but she told the Captain that she would never abandon the children, she had seen them born and grow, and she would give her life for them.

The Captain looked at her admiring her for what she had said, giving up a safe life with him to fulfill her commitment to the children, he thanked her, took a bag put some silver tarsks in it and wished him to be happy in the future.

They arrived in sight of the archipelago of Cos before noon, Alike dressed the children and gave them something to eat in the kitchen, preparing them for the landing at the pier of the city of Cos, Alika was not born in Cos, but precisely in the village of Degalbi, a farming village not far from the big city, famous for its fine wine that they exported all over the Planet.

She greeted all the crew including the Commander and headed towards the guardhouse, at the end of the large square, the guard on duty, made sure that she was really a free woman and that the children were healthy and accompanied them to the house of the Merchants, where a corpulent man advanced in years welcomed her, she spoke to him about her family and told him about the children who escaped death twice at the hands of the Panthers.

The man remembered his family, but his parents, now destroyed by the sadness of having lost their daughter, were dead, but he remembered his uncle, who had taken over their farm and who often came to the city to sell the products of his work in the fields, called a slave in charge of the merchants' hall and told her to take the young woman with the children to the village where her uncle lived.

When they arrived, the man recognized her immediately, they both burst into tears and he let her in, saying this is your house, here you can live with me who am alone and advanced in years. if you want you can stay to cultivate the land on the farm with me, Alika explained to him about the children, the man said he would think about it and surely find a solution, Alika happily holding the children close to her, took them into the house and placed them in a small room that her uncle used as a warehouse, he would clean and furnish it, and in the evening after eating they went to bed, Alika sobbed with happiness, and hugging the little ones she fell asleep with them.

Lady BB Arliss

After a few days on the farm, one morning Alika loaded the products on a cart and set off towards the city, at that time Cos was in full expansion, they were building houses and palaces, Alika looked in admiration at those new and tall buildings with columns and stairs, she stopped at the market she put her goods on a stall and prepared for the sale, until a beautiful haughty lady with beautiful clothes of a deep green, approached and admiring the beauty of Alika stopped with her, the children were behind the stall playing happily, the woman asked Alika why so young she already had two children, but she kindly told her her story and that of the children, and the need for them to have a future, that they could study, grow up because they were born Princes,

Lady BB Arliss, was the wife of sir Mith Arliss a great builder of the planet, they went around the cities working, he as a Builder and she as a Healer, they had a house in the village of Windermeer, but usually they lived in Finnur Fjiord, took the story of the children to heart and told Alika that he would talk to Mith, if they could find a solution, she already had other children but now grown up, scattered around the Planet, and her big house was always empty, so it was that sir Mith proposed to Alika that they would adopt the children and take them with them to the North and they would educate them and send them to the Campus at the right age, Alika at first thoughtful and worried, told the couple that she would

 FROM TYROS TO SULPORT....

 DARIAN AND SUYA TRAVEL FOR THE NEWSPAPER

SULPORT

      The fair is now over with its memories and the happiness of having met so many people, who came from all over the planet, together with Suya we worked hard to publish interesting articles and show the faces of the Goreans present, Free and Slaves.

Lady Odette

   The return to the oasis was as usual happy, everyone welcomed us with joy, we are proud of our population, we have found our home again, even if our work as writers and editors often takes us to travel far, during our stay in the oasis, in our palace we received many visits from friends, thanking us for the work done at the fair.

 Sir Balrough of Southern light bay, invited us to the dance show on the island of Tyros, I had lived in that city bordering the city of Kasra, for some time after the fall of Port Victoria, almost all of us found refuge there, including my friend Sir Swen the blacksmith, he had left long before the disagreements with the Ubar, he had taken away his house with the blacksmith shop attached, to give it to a friend of his who had just arrived in the city, that was the prelude to something that was to happen, and in the days preceding the vote for the appointment of the new Chief of the Scribe caste, a coup by the old chief of the caste caused the city of Port Victoria to fall, we first escaped into the forest then with a ship we reached Tyros.

    It was not a good idea, all those who arrived were those who had caused the fall, so after an argument with the Tatrix of Kasra I left that city, I returned to the desert to take refuge in the oasis of Tashid, where the survivors of Cartassa were rebuilding the new great oasis, including Sir Umar Congo and his companion Lady Mae, his son Yussuf and his daughter Myriam and many others, I was always waiting for news of my brother Orlando, but a delegation of old survivors, inhabitants of the oasis of my father the Pasha, acclaimed me Emir waiting to know the end of Orlando and with their help we found a remote island to the west of the island of Landa, it was an island already inhabited by a Pirate, now old and tired he had returned to the island of Anango abandoning it, his castle not in good condition, servants to live in the early days waiting to build a new palace, it was then that I decided that I would no longer work as a Magistrate or Scribe, but I would have opened a branch of my new newspaper in Gor.'' Gazette of Moons'' creating a springboard for my future travels, looking for news to publish to let the Planet know about cities and citizens with a history.

  We left with Suya for that great show of the dancers '' the sirens of Tyros '' we published a long article with the drawings of the choreographies and the dancers, sir Balrough invited me to visit the city as soon as possible, I was about to leave, but I returned after some time, I found the city very changed, enlarged with new buildings, the door on the walls that divides Northern Light Bay with Kasra is still there, I passed it but to my great surprise where before there was a central road in the city now there was another door closed between high walls, I did not have the key so I went back waiting for Suya who did not arrive, I decided to return to the oasis, she was there, she had received some Wa Ngao warriors, met at the fair and had entertained them, they invited us to their camp in the forest, and we followed them, we visited that camp, we stayed a few days with them before leaving again this time for Sulport, we had had the invitation from lady Skyler, the builder who was making that small city a great reality on the Planet, now we are in Sulport waiting to speak with the ubar and with the caste leader of the Scribes sir vVncent, in the meantime
we enjoy the rest in the tavern in the upper area.

 for technical reasons the third part of orlando's story has been lost, so I will republish it as soon as possible thanks and sorry for the inconvenience ...darianeditor

 STORIES

5th PART

ORLANDO'S DISAPPEARANCE

DARIAN LOOKS FOR HIM AND DISCOVERS HE HAS A GRANDDAUGHTER.

5° part

CARTASSA

Darian now grown up, had graduated from the campus as a Scribe Magistrate and Lawyer like his brother Orlando, but unlike his brother he had preferred to leave by going down the Wosk river, he had stopped in the city of Falsworth, he had learned that Orlando had stayed there, there he met Sir Ming with his companion Lady Chiara, with her sister Betty, small in stature she was the Farmer, she spent her free time fishing on the pier, behind the palisade that served as a surrounding wall, with her Darian had a sincere friendship she already advanced in years, helped him in managing the city practices.

      Orlando's beauty did not go unnoticed by Lady Chiara, who often called him to help her with the household accounts, but he knew well that Ubar Sir Ming loved him, treated him like a son and would never do him wrong, his first job in that city was as Ambassador, and he often visited nearby cities to make trade and friendship agreements, in the meantime he practiced with maps, he had become good at drawing on parchments what he saw, the paths he took between the different cities, he never missed an opportunity wherever he went to ask for information about his missing brother, but everyone was very vague.

    One day in the port of Brundisium, talking to a merchant, he learned that Oralndo had seen him board a ship headed for Port Kar, but Darian knew that ships often stopped at Port Kar, to then head towards other destinations, he also learned that a free woman accompanied him, a dark-skinned slave, the free woman seemed from the width of her clothes to be expecting a child, Darian could not contain himself, when he returned to Falswort things worsened, Ming fell madly in love with a dark-skinned slave, one of those girls imported from the land to be sold in the markets of Gor, his companion Chiara did not want to share the man with her, and after many arguments he chased her from the palace and the city, Darian then discovered that Betty was one of Chiara's three sisters, they would both leave for the North, he took advantage of this opportunity to leave that city too, following the two women, the destination would be Jasmine, Darian would take advantage of it to look for Orlando in the North, where many said they had met him, it was known after the slave that Ming had freed and taken as a companion had become ill and after much suffering died, Ming could not bear that pain and one day no one saw him anymore in the city, it is said that he would have reached his tribe of men from the north arrived from Earth that they called Vikings, who lived in the far north of the planet Gor and no one ever returned from their land alive.

    When he arrived in Jasmine he learned that Lady BB Arliss and her companion Mith had left for the south in the Thahari desert where they had been called by Lady Safina for the construction of the new city ''Cartassa''. It had been a useless journey, he chased his family from one place to another, he wanted to see the old BB and his companion Mith who had adopted him together with Orlando, he remained a short time in that cold empty city where the young Neptune had recently become Ubar.

   Darian didn't think twice, he left again for the south in search of this city in the desert, they had told Jasmine that Orlando had passed with his companion and a little girl with them, so he was still alive and had had a daughter, a merchant who had traveled with him told him that the little girl was called Darla, perhaps the name recalled the name of his brother Darian, and one morning he left, he would have landed in Brundisium and from there he would have entered the great desert for that new city called Cartassa.

   After a month of travel and many adventures finally arrived in Cartassa, after many years he was able to meet lady BB and sir Mith, they were no longer young but on the other hand in that city in the desert lived some of her adopted children who had joined her to populate the new place, Darian met sir Bernhard the head of the Scribes caste, managing to get a job in the palace, as a Scribe waiting  for the construction of the courthouse, he would become a Magistrate, he also met the companion of the head of the caste lady Safina, and her aunt lady Mae the healer, he also met sir Umar Gongo the companion of lady Mae, but he still lived in the forest with his tribe of the Congo, he made friends with sir Finthor of the Warrior caste, nephew of Mae, and cousin of Safina, in the Scribes caste he met a beautiful woman named Jinny, Darian fell madly in love, but she secretly loved Finthor, who in turn loved a slave named YIYI, she was the slave of Lady Athena, also looking for a companion, Jinni discovered her suitor's affair with the slave, and both to get even and to make him jealous she agreed to marry Darian, he was very happy, but on the same day of the ceremony, Athena with her slave organized a trap for Darian, she had the clever slave YiYi found in the newlyweds' bed, and when they arrived home, Jinni furious chased Darian away, packed her things and left, leaving Cartassa.

    Lady BB confirmed to Darian that she had a niece named Darla, but that they had only glimpsed her on a departing ship, when she and her companion were getting off another, this made Darian happy, at least he knew that Orlando was alive, and that maybe one day he would finally meet him......

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 THE STORY OF ORLANDO

FROM WINDERMEER TO POT OLNI

Part 4 Lady BB was happy with the new adopted children, now alone and advanced in years, she and Mith finally had little ones to take care of and educate, Sir Mith would have liked the boys to continue his work as a builder, but Lady BB was adamant, they would study at the campus to become Scribes, and Magistrates, because they were born from a noble family of the desert.

PORT OLNI

Time passed and now young boys, strong and beautiful, they had nothing else to teach them, so they decided that the eldest Orlando after learning to read, write, do sums and learned the art of fighting, it was time to leave for the Campus.

GOREAN CAMPUS

Lady BB decided that she would send Orlando to the city of Port Olni where Lady Lucy and Lady Janette taught at the Campus, she knew them well they had been friends in the early days of studying for Scriba, and sometimes they sent each other greetings, she had already announced Orlando's arrival in the city via a message begging the two sisters of studies to take care of him for now, then she would send her brother Darian as soon as he grew up.

Lady BB entrusted Orlando to the Captain of a departing ship, he would stop first in Cos and then go up the Wosk river to the Onli river then to the city, Orlando was happy to leave but sad to have to separate from his brother Darian, they had grown up together since birth, but he was aware of his destiny and to become an important man of High caste, then work for the population, the slave Alika always told him the night before going to sleep the story of their family, of her mother queen of the desert and of her father pasha, of how their oasis was flourishing where the Merchants' tracks crossed. he told him that their destiny would be to return to the desert, because whoever is born in the south always returns, and they would take back their territories and their title of Pasha Orlando and Emir Darian.

They left one sunny morning, a light breeze from the north made the ship slide on that sea slightly rippled by the wind, the Captain wanted Orlando with him on the Bridge, he explained everything to him about navigation, about winds and sails. The days passed quickly, after the stop in Cos to load the Wine, they entered the large gulf to go up the river, keeping away from the pirate routes, Orlando was happy to help that captain who knew everything about navigation but little about accounts and writing, he helped him learn, a friendship had been established between them, like between a father and a son. but the separation was now near, and finally they took that tributary of the river Wosk, which would take them to the great port and to that beautiful city with its five towers and its large residential area near the lighthouse, on the nearby island a community of Vagons lived ruled by a queen and her young daughter.

The Commander personally accompanied Orlando from the Ubara of olni lady Lucy Bronet (rip), he left him advising him to study and become someone, one day he would be happy to meet him as a great of Gor. Lady Lucy welcomed that young man in her city assigning him a room on the upper floor of the bakery, on the avenue of traders, soon winter would arrive and with it the first snow, she knew well that the young man would suffer their cold, him with his dark complexion typical of the desert, but she did not worry about this, the important thing is that he easily adapts to the life of the Campus and study.

a few days, Lady Janette (rip) also arrived with her faithful slave-helper Christa, who would have contributed a lot to the young Orlando's studies, they arrived at the large campus, it was not easy to orient himself, he had to memorize the various study classes, which he attended assiduously, he spent his free time in the library located in front of the classroom for the Magistrates, from where the road to the area where the combat lessons took place started, Orlando sometimes approached that area keeping himself apart, but he was focused on his studies.

 

After a few months, finally the day of the exam from Sribe arrived, which Orlando passed with ease, with the compliments of Lady Janette, despite his not fluent language accustomed to his language of the southern desert. now he could wear the Blue Suit, but he would have to practice, in some office with the Scribes, but on the advice of Lady Janette and Lady Lucy, he decided to stay on campus and continue his studies to become a Magistrate, but during the breaks from his studies he returned to the city of Olni helping the head of the scribes with the archive and other practices, but he studied a lot, in the study trials he stood out for his skill and readiness in judging the case, then in the end he passed the exam with equal ease becoming a Magistrate, he loved the campus and its lessons too much, he had discovered the Zoo and often went there to study the animals present, one day a professor asked him if he wanted to take a free place in his class, to study to be a Lawyer, he accepted willingly, he became a Lawyer passing the exam with excellent grades, what he was missing now was the diploma as Officer Companion, for Orlando it was child's play to get that diploma.

By now he had nothing more to learn, he returned to Olni, after some time in the offices of the scribes Lady Lucy appointed him Magistrate, even if in the city someone did not look favorably on him especially some women, jealous of his rapid rise in the high caste, but he did not worry, he made friends with the Head of the Caste of the healers (pysichian), and with him he spent a lot of time in the garden of the great avenue where the gates of the towers overlooked, one day Lady Lucy called him saying that it was time for him to know the location of the secret passages under the towers, which came out in the great hall of the public baths and outside the walls for a sudden escape, he was proud of the trust, he worked with commitment and dedication. After a few years he learned that Darian had also graduated Scribe, Magistrate, and Lawyer, and had moved to the city of Falswort with Sir Ming, he decided to go and see him again after years of absence and who knows return to the desert with him. But Orlando never arrived in that city to meet his brother, no one had any news of him, sometimes someone said they had seen him in Port Kar, others in Baku, others still on the island of Svago, no one knew for sure, Darian left Falsworth to look for his brother, starting from what had been the first city where they had seen him, that is Port Kar. darianeditor

 4-9-2025  SUYA CO-EDITOR

Touring the Gorean Campus and Exploring the Zoo

"Though it was still bright, many of the colorfully plumed birds had already sought their nests."

Outlaw of Gor     Book 2     Page 25

The GOREAN Campus is a renowned educational institution founded by Kiyah, and is dedicated to the study of the fundamentals of Gor. The institution offers a variety of courses and lectures for both Kajirae and free men and women interested in learning. In addition to classes, the campus is open to the public for visits and tours, providing an immersive experience in various learning spaces.

One of the most impressive attractions on campus is the zoo, which houses a wide variety of Goran animals, including terrestrial, marine, insect and reptile species. During my visit to the zoo with my beloved Darian, we were amazed at the richness and diversity of the creatures on display. Some of these species were originally transported to Gor from Earth, while others are native to the planet or have come from other worlds. However, not all of the animals on Earth exist on Gor; some have similar species but unique characteristics.

Below is a list of some of the species observed at the zoo, divided by category:

Land Animals of Gor

°Bosk

°Deer

°Giani

°Kaiila

°Kur

°Larl

Insects and Reptiles of Gor

°Adder

°Ant

°Arthropod

°Ost

°Salamander

°Spiders

°Termites

°Tharlarion

Aquatic Animals of Gor

°Bint

°Lizard (water)

°Lung

°Sea Sleen

For those unfamiliar with the names of the animals, the zoo provides interactive displays. By clicking on one of the displays, visitors are given detailed information about each creature. In addition, a complete list can be accessed, making the experience even more informative and engaging.

The campus offers much more than just the zoo.  There is an extensive library, containing information on all castes, foods, drinks, customs and philosophy of the southern and northern cities (Torvaldsland). This information is useful for both Kajirae and bonds, free men and womAnother notable space is the dance area, where grand events take place. The campus also has taverns, bathhouses and a section dedicated to maps of the RPG cities on Gor. If you own an RPG island, you can add your city map to the campus. Additionally, if you are looking for a new place to live or visit, the giant campus map shows several cities, with colored signs indicating war zones and essential information about each region.

The GOREAN Campus is undoubtedly a center of learning and exploration, providing a rich experience for anyone interested in the world of Gor.

 ARRIVAL IN KORAT IN THE SHENDI REGION

2° part

Alika fell asleep holding the little princes close to her, Orlando the eldest held her hands, as if he wanted to protect her, she barely remembered the escape, she still had in her mind the fire that surrounded the tent, the screams of the people and the camels that trampled everything, the youngest Darian slept peacefully in the arms of his beloved slave, she was more than a mother to him, Alika had seen him born and raised him, for him it was like a game this new adventure that was nothing more than an escape with no return.

They left at dawn, the caravan led by expert guides accustomed to the desert sand, covered up to their feet by their long clothes, Alika took her place in the large basket on a camel, some men of the escort ran with their horses giving security to the merchants with their merchandise, when the sun was high in the sky and the heat unbearable, they set up a makeshift tent to shelter themselves from that burning fire, they would leave in the early afternoon after having eaten something.

Finally one morning climbing a dune at the top they glimpsed the mountains of Shendi, and in the afternoon, the forest, they would keep away from that forest infested by Panthers, and by Talunes tribes, no one dared to cross it, certainly they would save themselves many days of travel, arriving in Baku, then take the new road to Korat, but better to skirt the mountains.

They arrived at that city located on a seemingly insurmountable promontory, with its high walls and a narrow path, the merchants stopped at the port of Ship Rock, the natural port of Korat from there you could easily reach the large island of Landa with its small islands around, Alika did not leave the children even for a moment, she was too scared for the loss of her masters and everything she had, her clothes and her jewels that the mistress the Queen sometimes gave her, now she had nothing left only the hope of finding someone who would take care of the little ones and who would give them a bed and safe food over time.

The Commander of the guards could not believe that the oasis of the seven palms had been attacked and destroyed, when Alika explained to him that the children were the crown princes, he with a sign of respect accompanied the woman with the children to the ubar of the city a certain Marcus, who welcomed the children in the large reception hall, calling his advisors to understand how to do for the future of the children.

After many discussions on who and how, the Notary of the city sir Scorbius came forward asking to be able to adopt them as he and his wife had no children and could dedicate themselves to them, the Ubar Marcus, at first quite skeptical because the Notary and his wife were no longer so young, but then realizing that no one else was able to do it entrusted the little Princes Orlando and Darian to that small man of stature with white hair and dusty clothes in handling the archive papers and certificates.

Beginning a new life, Scorbius lived in a house blackened by time with dimly lit rooms, and a large room where his wife spent her time sewing and embroidering, now she would finally have two children to look after, it had been her dream since she was a child to have children, raise them, send them to school and see them grow up, and why not then have grandchildren underfoot when she was old, Scorbius spent most of his time in the Scribes' tower, in a room where he was often suffocated by papers and rolls of records and trades, often the little Orlando and Darian climbed up that tower, admired the work of their new father, sometimes helping him in arranging the scrools, and meanwhile time passed slowly and inexorably, the Children grew up well, learned to read and write and to fight with their peers in the small arena dedicated to them.

Sometimes Alika took the children with her when she went down to reach Ship Rock, the children loved to look at the ships at the docks, they admired those Captains armed to the teeth who came down the gangway haughty and strong, then Alika took them to the area where the fishermen had their houses, they looked at those fish for sale, begging Alika to buy some that they loved to eat, it was something new for them, in the desert there is no sea or fish, then after buying supplies from the market they returned happily to Korat, the ubar registered them as citizens with the name of Orlando and Darian of Korat, they were ready to become part of the city.

Everything seemed calm, the happy people worked and the port filled with ships with goods destined for the Oases of the interior of the Thahari, they had always thought that the city with its fortress was impregnable and unassailable but they were wrong, for some days new faces had been seen entering the city mostly damaged, but nothing could have foreseen what would happen, during a tournament in the arena, where most of the citizens were crowded for the party, some women who were none other than Panthers disguised as Ladies arrived at the small security gate that was not well guarded, for them it was child's play to overpower the two guards and open the gate where many Panthers armed to the teeth entered stealthily running towards the arena where they would have locked the healers and all the spectators inside, and then set fire to the houses and killed anyone who was in their way.what seemed like an impregnable fortress quickly became a pile of rubble.

Alika had a suspicion when she saw the women sneaking through the alleys, something in her mind kept her on alert, she never lost sight of the children, and when she looked out the door she clearly saw some Panther women running and setting fire to the houses, she did not lose heart, she took the children and dressed them in a hurry, also dressing herself in a short tunic, which could have been mistaken for a panther, she had taken some coal from the fireplace and had painted her face, taking advantage of a moment when the road was free she ran towards the small door that overlooked the slope of the promontory, she asked the children to be quiet, no one noticed her, in the confusion and screams of the citizens who were dying.

After going down that steep slope she set off across the fields towards the port, almost all the ships had set sail, there was still one left that was preparing to cast off the moorings, she screaming and praying arrived under that ship, begging and begging the captain to take her on board to save the children, the captain ordered her to be taken on board when they removed the gangway, taking her with the little ones in the hold, they would have taken her on board when they were in the high seas, when she was on deck she asked the captain where he was headed, he replied that they would stop at the Cos archipelago, load up the wine and set off again for the north, towards a village called Finnur fjiord, Alika was happy, she would return to her land, who knows if any of her family was still alive, but for now she just wanted to look after the children and help in the kitchen with the sailors' meals, tomorrow was within reach................

 ESCAPE TO SALVATION

1° part

The last fire went out in the oasis of the seven palms, that evening everything seemed calm, nothing foreshadowed what was about to happen.

The slave Alika put the children to sleep in the small bed inside the tent, some men including the pasha of the oasis lingered chatting in the field among the tents, the women had now all returned to their tents, some servants completed their work by cleaning the carpets and the low tables where everyone had shortly before eaten and drank together.

    The little princes Darian and Orlando did not want to fall asleep, they played with each other, joking with the little schjiava Alika, there had been talk for a long time of sending the little ones to a big city for their education, there was talk of Klima or AR, but everything was to be decided, the mother did not want to separate from her two children, but she was aware that one day they would leave for their knowledge and education on the planet.

    The elders of the oasis did their best to educate the little ones with the few parchments and old books in their possession, but they knew that it was not enough, the schools of the big cities were equipped with their libraries, and with the best teachers, the Pasha had said in the morning that he had learned from some passing merchants that there was a big city beyond the great river Wosk, it is called Olni and there is the best school on the Planet.

The two children unaware that their destiny would soon change were playing in the bed, the big one named Orlando had just turned ten years old while Darian the little one was only eight years old, Alika took care of them day and night, it was her job, she loved those children she had seen born and treated them as if they were her own children, her day began in the morning with washing them and dressing them and ended in the evening after having made them dinner and put them to bed, she would surely have rested for a few hours.

      Often Alika in her bed placed in the corner of the tent, thought about her life, she was not born in the desert but was the daughter of farmers who worked the farm, one day when her father had sent her to the port to deliver fruit for a Captain of a passing ship, she was captured by deception taken to the hold and chained, and despite her cries and screams, no one took care of her, they freed her from the ropes that kept her tied to a large barrel, and taken to the captain's room, now on the high seas no one would come to free her, she thought about what her life would be and the tears that her parents would shed for her.

     The Captain did not seem bad despite his gruff and rough figure, he lived in a beautiful, large and welcoming cabin, and Alika after a long time tied to that barrel could finally look around, with her eyes down and full of tears, she had heard many times of episodes of girls captured and disappeared, but she would never have thought that it would be her turn, the Captain said his name was Klarck, he told her that he would treat her well on the condition that she did not bother or that she did not try to escape, in the sea, because she would surely die eaten by sharks, and that as soon as they arrived in Port Kar they would sell her to some merchant or gentleman looking for a girl.

Port Kar at that time was full of ships and pirates, the port was crowded with people coming and going, Alika had never seen anything like it, in her small village of Degalbi in the archipelago of Cos everything was slow and quiet and life was simple, they had her washed and dressed in a clean white tunic, and the captain Klarck took her to the market, there many admired her for her simplicity and beauty, and around her a large group of men and women formed waiting for the auction.

She was sold to a rich Lord of the desert who with his escort of warriors and women in tow took her on his ship waiting to leave, another slave of that new master told him that they would disembark in Baku and from there with the caravan towards the Thahari desert, to reach the oasis of the seven palms, the new master was a notable of the oasis, and surely he would have given her to the Pasha.

While she was thinking about all this, some noises made her suspicious, she looked out of the tent door and noticed many figures armed to the teeth surrounding the tents, ready to attack and destroy the Oasis as she had heard they did in other oases in the desert, surely they were the Marauders who together with the panthers of the Shendi forest were plundering the poorly defended oases, she didn't think twice, she took the two children, put them in a large basket, covered them with a blanket, ordering them to be quiet, she cut the tent from the back and slowly slipped out to a large bush where she hid the basket, using her body as protection, meanwhile in the oasis the Marauders were killing and setting fire to all the tents and capturing the young women and children, taking them away, surely they would have sold them as slaves, the fire was lighting up the sky, what was a flourishing and lively oasis was now a pile of ashes, in the end everything fell silent,

Alike still didn't trust, she waited for dawn and slowly looked around, took the basket, put it on her shoulders and slowly I set off in the direction of the path of the sun, after many hours finally exhausted I met a caravan headed to Shendi, and precisely to the city of Korat, they welcomed her together with the children and after having refreshed her and let her rest they resumed their journey towards what would be their new life.

 

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